Stringent

//ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

    "They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable."

Adjective
  1. 1
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures wordnet

Synonyms

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demandingacidacidulousacridacrimoniousastringent

Example

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"The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

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